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EIUMAN T~ER~PEUTIC USES OF BPI PROTEIN PRODUCTS
CROSS-RE~RENCE TO RT1~.T ATlin ~PPLICATIONS
This is a ~r)nhn~ inn-in-part of U. S. Patent Application Serial No.
08/291,112 filed August 16, l9g4 which is a ~ ,.-in-part of U.S. Patent
Application Serial No. 08/188,221, filed January 24, 1994.
BACKGROUND OF TEIE INVEN~ON
The present invelltion relates generaUy to therapeutic methods and
more particularly to methods for hreatment of humans e~posed to bacterial
endotoxin in blood circulation as a result of, e.g., Gram negative bacterial
ir~fection, accidental injection af endotoxin I ' fiuids, IIA~ of
endotoxin from the gut, release of endotoxin into circulation as a result of
antibiotic mediated bacterial cytolysis and the like.
Gram negative bacterial endotoxin plays a cenhal role in the
~th~g~nr~i~ of gram negative sepsis and septic shock, conditions which remain
leading causes of morbidity and death in critically iU patients. Endotoxin interacts
with ,,,nA,l~ ll,ly cells, reledsing ;.iJo5~l..,u, mediators such as cytokines,
hydrolases, peptides, plu~ c and other ~nmrollnri~ that contribute to the
~dLllu~lly~;ula~;y of septic shock. While principal causes of enhy of endotoxin
into circulation are Gram negative bæteremia and IIAI1SI~ of bæteria and
bacterial products from the gut, endotoxin also may enter circulation as the result
of accidentalinjecbionof~ lAI";~ ~fluidsorthroughreleaseofendotoxinfrom
bacteria Iysed as a CUII~U~:IICC of anbbiotic therapy. In the recent past,
therapeutic methods proposed for treatment of sepsis and septic shock have had
as their focus attempts to bind endotoxin in circulation and inhibit direct and
indirect release into circulabion of pll,,,,nA,,,,,,Al,,,y substances mediated by the
presence of endotoxin. Anb.-endotoxin anbibodies, for example, have shown
promise in inhibibon of endotoxin effects in humans.
A difficulty ~:ull~ cll~ly ~lloo~ cd in developing therapeutic
methods and materials for treatment of ~n~otrlyrmiA in humans has been the
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general unreliability of in vitro and even non-human in vivo test results as an
indicator of human therapeutic potential. Because the effects of endotoxin in
circulation are complex and involve direct and indirect responses by many cell
types in the body, test results in attempts to intervene in endotoxin's effects on a
5 particular cell type in vitro present an incomplete basis for assessment of in vivo
effects. Animal studies are ,' ' by differences in the effect of bacterial
endotoxin on different animal species and in different models with the same
species. While humans are exquisitely sensitive to endotoxin, the responses of
other animals vary !'~ ,. For example, mice and rats are far more
lO resistant to endotoxin on a weight basis than are rabbits and dogs; a life-
threatening dose in rabbits would produce minimal effects in mice. Moreover,
the types of effects noted are quite variable. Dogs display intestinal I ~ _
following sublethal but shock-producing doses of endotoxin while other commonly
used laboratory animals do not. Mice housed at usual room i , become
;.~ after injection of endotoxin but develop fever when housed at 30C.
See, e.g., page xx in the T ' ' in Celiular Biology of Endo~oxin, L. Berry
ed., Volume 3 in the æries Hand~wk of Endotoxin (~. Proctor, series ed.)
Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1985.
Of interest to the l ~, ' of the invention are numerous reports
20 concerning the in vivo effects of - ' of endotoxin to healthy human
volunteers. Martich et al., I ~; ~, 187:403-416 (1993) provides a current
and detailed review of the literature addressing the effects on circulatory system
brought about by ~ ' ' in othervise healthy
humans. Noting that the responses initiated by endotoxin in humans are common
25 to the acute ~ ~ response that is part of the host reaction to tissue injury
or infection, the authors maintain that ~ ' of endotoxin serves as a
unique means of evaluating r~ y responses as well as responses specific
to endotoxin. The authors also note that, while _' of endoto~in to
healthy humans is not a precise model for the entirety of host responses in septic
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shock, ie does allow ~D~aliull of the initial host '' y response to
bacterial endotoxin.
Martich a al. not~ that iIIL~ D ' ' ' of endotoxin is
uniformly ? ' by a feblile response and various ~ changes
S (myalgia and tbe like) which are attenuated by ibuprofen but not by the
1' .' ' inhibitor,~,l~u~r~lli..~. C~d;vv ' responses~l~lil~Li.,~
similar to those observed in clinical sepsis are observed in ~
in humans. ~ ;-l; increases are observed in circulating
cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor ~Y ('INF), interleukin 6 (IL-6); interleukin
l,B (IL-l,~), interleukin 8 (IL-8), and, ' ~ colony stimulating factor
(GCSE:). Lnhibitory soluble re~eptors of TNF were also noted to rise in a
;. pattern following increases in levels of circulating TNF. The
studies reported on in Martich et al. provided U~ ,-Liu,,D that ibuprofen
increased levels of circulating TNF and IL-6 in ~ 1~ ;.. 1 1; ~ and that
~ ~ILIl~ decreased circulating TNF, but not circulating IL,6.
Human ~ L ;i~ was noted to give rise to humoral
r~ y responses similar to those observed in sepsis. The fibrinolytic
system is activated and levds of ~issue ~ ' ~, activator (tPA) in circulation
rise, . ' by increases in ~ 2-plasmin inhibitor-plasmin complexes (PAP),
cûnfirming activation of 1' ~ by tPA. Endotoxin ~' to
humans has been observed to prompt transitory leukopenia followed by rapid
~Dis. Neutrophil d ' occurs with attendant rdease of dastase
(measured as eiastase/~l-antitrypsin (EAA) complexes) and lactoferrin into
circulation.
Mar~ich et al. co~lclude that endotoxin ~ ' to humans
represents an important model o~' acute ~ '' which reproduces many ofthe ~ '' ~ events that occur during sepsis and septic shock and provides
a unique means of studying host responses to an important bacterial product.
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Following publicatiorl of the Martich e~ aL review article, the same
research group reported on a study of ~ ' wherein an
attempt was made to ascertain whether endotoxin r ' ' ' ' " into circulation
could give rise to increased cytokine levels in the lung as measured by
broncheoalveolar lavage (BAL). Boujoukos et al., J. Appl. Phys~ol., 74(6):3027-
3033 (1993). Even when ibuprofen was co-r ' ' ' ' to enhance endoto~in
mediated levels of circulating INF and IL-6 in humans, no increases in TNF, IL-
6 or IL-8 levels were observed in BAL fluid, suggesting that cytokine responses
to endotoxin in circulation were . l~ ~ and did not directly involve
lung tissue endothelia.
Studies of the ~ '' ,Y~ '' ' in septic shoc~ have
established that shock is usually ~ by a high cardiac index (CI) and
a low systemic vascular resistance index (SVRI). [Parker a al., Crit. Care.
Med, 15:923-929 (1987); Rackow et al., Clrc. Shock, 2~:11-22 (1987); and
Parker et al., Ann. Intern. Med., 100:483~90 (1984).] Of additional interest to
the ~ ' of the invention are studies of ~ in
humans which have ~ ' depression of myocardial, ' ' '~ and
diastolic ~ ~ [Suffredini e~ al., N. Eng. J. Med, 321:280-287 (1989).]
n~ ~..;...I l/r~ -Increasing protein (BPI) is a protein
20 isolated from the granules of " ~ , ' ' neutrophils (PMNs),
which are blood cells essential in the defense against invading ' ~ ' ~
Human BPI protein isolated from PMNs by acid extraction combined with either
ion exchange ' ~ [Elsbach, J. Biol. Chem., 254:11000 (1979)] or E.
coli affinity ' " ,' ~ [Weiss, et al., Blood, 69:652 (1987)] has optimal
25 h~- t~iA~I activity against a broad spectrum of gram-negative bacteria. ~The
molecular weight of human BPI is ~ , 55,000 daltons (55 kD). The
amino acid sequence of the entire human BPI protein, as well as the DNA
encoding the protein, have been elucidated in Figure 1 of Gray et al., J. BioL
Chem., 264:9505 (1980, ' ~ ' herein by reference.
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The b~ effect of BPI has been shown in the scientific
literature published to date to be highly specific to sensitive O
species, with toxicity generally lacking for other - u~ and for
eukaryotic cells. The precise meyhanism by which BPI kills bacteria is not yet
completely elucidated, but it is knDwn that B~I must first attach to the surface of
susceptible gr?n~ n~6v-~ , bacteria. This initial binding of BPI to the bacteriainvolves ~ ;- and h~llu~ , bet veen the basic BPI protein
and negatively charged sites on elldoto~in. BPI binds to lipid A, the most toxicand most b;~ active cDmponent of . '~
In susceptible bacteria, BPI binding is thought to disrupt
i~UIJUI~ i~ (LPS) structure, leading to activation of bacterial enzymes that
degrade ~ ' and p~lid~ , altering the r~hility of the cell's
outer membrane, and irvitiating ev~ nts that ultimately lead to cell death. [Llsbach
and Weiss, rv -inn Basic ~rinciples and Clinical Correlates, eds. Gallin
et al., Chapter 30, Reven Press, Ltd. (1992)]. BPI is thought to act in two
stages. The first is a sublethal st~ge that is ~ L ;-- I by immediate growth
arrest, ~ ' ' of the outer membrane and selective activation of
bacterial enzymes that hydrolyze ~.I...~I.h..l;~...l~ and ~IJLi~ol~l. Bacteria at
this stage can be rescued by growlh in serum albumin ~ t 1 media. The
second stage, defined by growth inl~ibition that cannot be reversed by serum
albumin, occurs after prolonged exposure of the bacteria to BPI and is
;, 1 by extensive ~ v;uluoi~ and strucluIal changes, including
penetration of the ."~; ~' membrane.
r~ - of the bacterial cell envelope to 11~.' l' '
probes such as - J~ill D is rapid and depends upon initial binding of B~'I to
endotoxin, leading to, _ - ' changes which probably result from binding
to the a"vionic groups in the KDO region of endotoxin, which normally stabilize
the outer membrane tvh~rough binding of Mg++ and Ca++. Binding of BPI and
subsequent bacterial killing depends, at least in part, upon the endotoxin
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~ dc chain length, with long O chain bearing organisms being more
resistant to BPI h ~t~nriAql effects than short, "rough" organisms [Weiss et al.,
J. Clin. Inves~., 65: 619-628 (1980)]. This first stage of BPI action is reversible
upon ~ of the BPI from its binding site. This process requires synthesis
5 of new LPS and the presence of divalent cations [Weiss e~ al., ~. Immunol., 132:
3109-3115 (1984)]. Loss of bacterial viability, however, is not reversed by
processes which restore the outer membrane integrity, suggesting that the
h~tPririAql action is mediated by additional lesions induced in the target organism
and which may be situated at the ~ ~r ~ ' membrane [Mammion et a7., J. Clin.
Inves~., 8C: 631-641 (1990)]. Specific ~li6~tiu.. of this possibility has shown
that on a molar basis BPI is at least as inhibitory of ~ ~ tu~l~..~ membrane vesicle
function as polymyxin B lIn't Veld a al., Infec~ion and Immuniry, 56: 1203-1208
(1988)] but the exact mechanism has not yet been elucidated.
A proteolytic fragment ~ , to the N-terminal portion of
15 human BPI ~lnrrotpin possesses essentialy all the 1.~ efficacy of the
naturally-derived 55 ~D human hnlnrrrJtPi~ [Ooi e~ al., ~. Bio. Chem., 2C2:
14891-14894 (1987)]. In contrast to the N-terminal portion, the C-terminal region
of the isohted human BPI protein displays only slightly detectable ~
activity. [Ooi e~ al., J. EJ~P. Med., 174:649 (1991).] A BPI N-terminal
20 fragment, comprising ~ , the frst 199 amino acid residues of the
human BPI 1~ ' r - ' and referred to as "rBPI23," has been produced by
means as a 23 l~D protein. [Gazzano-Santoro a al., Infec~. Immun.,
60:4754~761 (1992).]
Of additional interest to the present application are the disclosures
25 of referenceswhichrelatetothe r ' " '' of BPI,. ~.;.:-: 1activityby15l~D
proteins derived from the granules of rabbit PMNs designated plS. Ooi e~ al.,
J. Biol. Chem., 265: 15956 (1990), disclose two related 15 kD proteins derived
from rabbit PMN grmules which potentiate the first sublethal stage of BPI
, ;1, ~; 1 activity but have an inhibitory effect on the second lethal stage of
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BPI ' ' activity. Levy el al., J. Biol. Chem., 268: 6058-6003 (1993),
disclose the sequences of cDNAs ~ ncoding the two rabbit proteins and report that
the protein with the stronger pVt '1;~ , effect reduces the required dose of BPIfor the early l~ effect ~y about 20-fold.
Of particular intere~t to the b~ ~ ' of the present invention are
reports of interaction between bar~terial endotoxin and BPI protein products in
various in vitro and non-human irl viw assay systems. As one exarnple, Leach
cs aL, Keystone Symposh ~r ~, of Endotoxin in Biologic Systems", Lake
Tahoe, CA, March 1-7, 1992 (Abstract) reported that rBPI23 (as described in
Gazzano-Santoro a al., supra) prevented lethal ' in - ; D-
sensitized CD-I mice challenged ~vith E. coli Oll:B4 LPS. In additional studies
Kohn et al., J. Infectious Diseases, 168: 1307-1310 (1993) ~' ' that
rBPIz3 rlot only protected ~ ~ D sensitized mice in a dose-dependent
manner from the lethal effects of LPS challenge but also attenuated the LPS-
induced elevation of TNF and IL-I in serum. Ammons et al., [Circulatory
Shock, 41: 176-184 (1993)] ' ' in a rat ~ ' model that rBPI~3
produced a du~ ~L ' inhibition of h~ud~ changes associated with
I-.t.-- - Kelly ct aL, Surgery, 114: 140-146 (1993) showed that rBPI23
conferred _ l~, greater protection from death than an: '
~ Y~ antibody (E5) in micP, ~ ly with a lethal dose
of E. coli. Kung, et aL, r 1 Conference on En~otoxin Amsterdam IV,
August 17-20 (1993) (Abstract) disclosed the efficacy of rBPI,3 in several animal
models including live bacterial challenge and e -I.~t ~ models.
M.N. Marra and R.W. Scott and co-workers have addressed
endotoxin with BPI protein producs in U.S. Letters Patent Nos.
5,089,274 and 5,171,739, in published PCT Arpl:^stinn WO 92/03535 and in
Marra et aL, J. Immunol., 144:~62-665 (1990) and Marra a aL, J. mmunoL,
148:532-537 (1992). In vitro and non-human in vivo ~ l procedures
reported in these documents incll1de positive ~ of the ability of BPI-
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containing ~ t~ exlracts, highly purified gl~u~ ~yLi~ BPl and
BPI to inhibit endotoxin stimulation of cultures of human adherent . -.~
cells to produce tumor necrosis factor ~ (INF) when endotoxin is pre-incubated
with the BPI product. Prc ' of endotoxin with BPI protein products was
S also shown to diminish the capacity of endotoxin to stimulate (upregulate)
neutrophil cell surface expression of receptors for the ,' system
C3b and C3bi in vitro. However, neithcr of these ~
system; . is 3~nown to have been ' - ' to be present in increaæd
amounts in circulation as a result of the presence of endotoxin in human
circulation. The ~, ' studies reported in these documents included in
vivo ~ of endotoxin interaction with BPI protein products in test subject
mice and rats. In one æries of , BPI was noted to inhibit stimulation
of lung cell production of TNF (measured on the basis of ,~twu~ y to
rlblv~ cells of blul~,h~al~l~ lavage fluids) in mice challenged by
intranasal ~' of endotoxin. In another series of ~ ~
of BPI was noted to protect mice and rats from lethal challenge
with various bacterial endotoxin 1 .y ~l ;. . - and live ~ ' and binding
of BPI to endotoxin was noted to diminish l~J " '~ ill rabbits. As noted
above, however, Boujoukas et al., J. Appl. P~ysiol., 74(6):3027-3033 (1993) have~' ' that, while ~(' of endotoxin to human circulation resulted
in increased levels of circulating TNF, IL-6 and IL-8, no incrcases in these
substances could be detected in ~ culal Iavage fluids of the human
subjects.
Since the filing of parent U.S. Patent Application Serial No.
08/188,æl on January 24, 1994, additional studies of in vitro and in viw effectsof BPI have been published. Fisher et al., Cridcal Care Med, 22(4):553-558
(1994) addressed studies in mice, rats and rabbits and concluded that, ~The
exciting possibility that ~ n~ Ly...~l~hlg protein may be a
specific therapeutic agent to enhance the natuIal negative feedback
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for regulating endotoxin in humans is worth i..~ liull." Marra a al., Cridcal
Care Med., 22(4):559-565 (1994) addressed studies in mice and concluded that,
"The potent endotoxin-binding and - 1i7in~ properties of
I, .~, ;~j,l ~l'~l...~I,iLl~ ~ protein indicate that it might be useful in the
S treatment of ~,I.I.~tu, i' ' disorders in humans."
Thus, while BPI p~otein products have been established to have
potentially beneficial; t ~ qith endotoxin in a variety of in vir~o and non-
human in vivo model systems, nothing is known concerning effects of these
products in humans actually expcsed to bacterial endotoxin in circulation as a
result of, e.g., Gram negative bacterial infection, treatment with antibiotics,
accidental injechon with endotoxin- ' fluids, i ' of endotoxin
from the gut, and the lilce.
SUMMARY OF THE lNVEN~ON
The present invention provides novel methods for treatment of
humans exposed to bacterial endotoxin in circulation involving the r
of BPI protein products to provide serologically, l ' ~ 'ly and
1,~lll~;~ lly verifiable alleviation of endotoxin effects. The invention thus
addresses the use of BPI protein l~roducts in the of L
v~ for the treatment ~f humans exposed to bacterial endotoxin in
circulation.
According to one aspect of the invention, BPI protein products such
as rBPI23 are _' ' to humans in amounts suff1cient to provide
serologically, ~ , 'y and 1.~,.ll~1~ 'ly verifiable alleviation of
endotoxin mediated effects including, but not limited to: increases in circulating
tumor necrosis factor (1?~:), sol~lble TNF receptors p55 and p75 [sTNFr (p55)
and sTNFr (p75)], interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin 8 aL-8), interleukin 10 (IL-10) and increased neutrophil ~ by increased circulating
lactoferrin and/or elastase/~Y 1 antitrypsin complexes (E~LA); increases in
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circulating tissue 1' ~ activator antigen (tPA Ag), tissue 1' ,.
activator activity (tPA act), and a2-plasmin inhibitor-plasmin (PAP) complexes,
r~ activator irlhibitor antigen (PAI Ag) and uro~inase type ~ ' æ
activator (uPA); decreases in ly , ' .~, increases in thrombin/~ h~ \ m
5 (TAT) complexes; and decreases in systemic vascular resistance inde~ (SVRI) and
increases in cardiac index (Cl).
According to another aspect of the invention BPI plotein products
are conjointly ' ' to human patients receiving antibiotic thespy to
ameliorate, in a c~rn1r~jr~11y~ ly and l..~r.~ "y verifiable
10 =er, the effects of endotoxin release into circulation normally attending
antibiotic mediated cytolysis or breakdown of bacteria.
In its presently preferred form, BPI protein products are
' according to tbe invention in dosage a~nounts of about 0.1 to about
10 mg/kg of body weight by parenteral, Gg., ill~l..~. , routes in single and
15 multiple dosage formats or by continuous infusion. Oral and aerosolized
- ' is also within the ~ , ' of tne invention.
Tne present invention provides a use of a BPI protein product for
the ~ of a ' for treatment of humans e~posed to bacterial
endotoxin in circulation. This aspect of the invention, , use of a BPI
20 protein product in the ~ of such ' in an amount effective
to alleviate endotoxin mediated increase in circulating tumor necrosis factor and
interleukin 6; in an amount effective to alleviate endoto%in mediated increase in
circulating interleukin 8 and in neutrophil d~" I as ~ by
increased circulating lactoferrin and/or elastase/a! 1 antitrypsin comple~es; in an
25 amount effective to alleviate endoto%in mediated changes in numbers of circulating
IJ ,' .~s~, in an amount effective to allev~ate endotoxin mediated increase in
circulating tissue I ' _ activator and tissue ~ activator activity;
and in an amount effective to alleviate ' mediated decreases in systemic
vascular resistance index. This aspect of the invention furtber ~' use
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- of a BPI protein product in . ' with bacterial antibiotics in the of such
Other aspects and advantages of the present human treatment
method inventions will be apparellt to those skilled in the art upon ~.... ,i..~l;.~.,
5 of the following detailed descripti3n of presently preferred . L ' thereof,
reference being made to the drawing wherein data is presented for human patientsexposed to bacterial endotoxin and either placebo-treated (open circles) or treated
with a BPI protein product according to the invention (filled circles). In Figures
2-19, the data points for the plaa~bo-treated patients (open circles) are offset on
10the time axis slightly to the right of the ~ , data points for the BPI-
treated patients (filled circles) fol ease of visual
FIG. 1 is a graphic ~ of the results of serological
analysis for bacterial endotoxin;
FIG. 2 is a graphic IC~ ' " of the results of serological
15analysis for TNF;
FIG. 3 is a graphic L ' " of the results of serological
analysis for soluble TNF p55 receptor;
FIG. 4 is a graphic .. ~ of the results of serological
analysis for soluble TNF p75 receptor;
20 FIG. 5 is a graphic .~. of the results of serological
analysis for IL,6;
FIG. 6 is a graphic lr~ ,.. of the results of serological
analysis for IL-8;
FIG. 7 is a graphic ~l of the results of serological
25analysis for IL-10;
FIG. 8 is a graphic , of the results of serological
analysis for lactoferrin;
FIG. 9 is a graphic . of the results of serological
analysis for eiastase/~ l antitryp~in complexes;
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FIG. 10 is a graphic ~ of the results of
analysis for Ir_~u.L~ c
FIG. 11 is a graphic ~ of the results of I ' ~-
analysis for 1~ t~,
5 FIG. 12 is a graphic f. ~ ,., of the results of serological
analysis for tissue 1 ' ~ activator antigen;
FIG. 13 is a graphic . of the results of serological
analysis for tissue 1'~ - ,, activator activity;
FM. 14 is a graphic . of the results of serological
10 analysis for ~ ' v activator inhibitor antigen;
FIG. 15 is a graphic 1~ of the results of serological
analysis for ~Y2-plasmin inhibitor-plasmin complexes;
FIG. 16 is a graphic . . of the results of serological
analysis for uro~inase type r' ' c, activator;
1~ FIG. 17 is a graphic ~ of the results of serological
analysis for thrombin/ ' III CTAT) complexes.
FIG. 18 is a graphic . - of the results of analysis of
systematic vascular resistance index (SVRI); and
FIG. 19 is a graphic . of the results of analysis of
cardiac index (CI).
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
As used herein, "BPI protein product" includes naturaUy and
'y produced BPI protein; natural, synthetic, and
biologicaUy active pol~ tid~ fragments of BPI protein; b;ùlu,~;i~l y active
25 pol~ e variants of BPI protein or fragments thereof, including hybrid fusion
proteins and dimers; and b;vlugi~LUy active ~l~ li~ analogs of BPI protein
or fragments or variants thereof, including cysteine-substituted analogs. The BPI
protein products - ' ' according to this invention may be generated and/or
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isolated by any means known in the art. U.S. Patent No. 5,198,541, the
disclosure of which is hereby il~Ull. ' ' by reference, discloses
genes encoding and methods for e~pression of BPI proteins including ..i
BPI holoprotein, referred to as r3PI50 and ' fragments of BPI. Co-
owned, copending U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 07/8~5,501 and a
part thereof, U.S Patent Application Ser. No. 081072,063 filed
May 19, 1993 which are hereby ~ by reference, disclose novel
methods for the ~ of ' BPI protein products expressed in and
secreted from genetically l,,,~r.."...~.ri ' host cells in culture and
discloses how one may produce large quantities of ' BPI products
suitable for ;~ " into stable, 1~ l h I l.,~,~l;"
Bi~ i~ly activt fragments of BPI (BPI fragments) include
,ir ".~ active molecules that have the same amino acid sequence as a natural
human BPI hnl~tFro~-in except tllat the fragment molecule lacks - i
amino acids, internal amino acids, and/or carooxy-terminal amino acids of the
~ ~ exam]?les of such fragments include an N-terminal
fragment of natural human BPI of ~Yl 'y 25 kD, described in Ooi et al.,
J. E~p. Med., 174:o49 (1991), alld the ' e~pression product of DNA
encoding N-terminal amino acids, from 1 to about 193 or 199 of natural human
. 20 BPI, described in Gazzano-Santoro et al., Infect. Immun. 60:4754-4761 (1992),
and referred to as rBPI t. In that ~ ' ' an e iPression vector was used as
a source of DNA encoding a .~ - expression product (rBPI t) having the
31-residue signal sequence and the frst 199 amino acids of the N-terminus of themature human BPI, as set out in ]:igure 1 of Gray et al., supra, except that valine
at position 151 is specified by G1'G rather than GTC and residue 185 is gluta~nic
acid (sl?ecified by GAG) rather than lysine (specifie~ by AAG). F
holoprotein (rBPI) has also been produced having the sequence (SEQ. ID NOS:
1 and 2) set out in Figure l of Gray et al., supra, with the exceptions noted for
rBPI2t and with the exception ~dlat residue 417 is alarline (specified by GCI~
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rather than valine (specified by GTT). Other examples include dimeric forms of
BPI fragments, as described in co-owned and co-pending U.S. Patent Application
Serial No. 08/212,132, filed March 11, 1994, the disclosure of which is hereby
, ' by reference.
BiologicaUy actiYe variants of BPI (BPI variants) include but are
not limited to -- ' hybrid fusion proteins, comprising BPI i ~r ' ' or
a biologically active fragment thereof and at least a portion of at least one other
p.:,l~"li i~, and dimeric forrns of BPI variants. E~amples of such hybrid fusionproteins and dimeric forms are described by Theofan et al. in co-owned,
copending U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 071885,911, and a; :-
part application thereof U.S. Patent Arrir~tinn Serial No. 08/064,693 filed May
19, 1993 which are , ' herein by reference in their entirety and include
hybrid fusion proteins, , ~ at the: . ' end, a BPI protein or a
l,;~,log;~ll~ active fragment thereof and, at the carboxy-terminal end, at least one
constant domain of an ~,' b~' heavy chain or allelic variant thereof
r ~ active analogs of BPI (BPI analogs) include but are not
limited to BPI protein products wherein one or more amino acid residue has been
replaced by a different amino acid. For example, co-owned, copending U.S.
Patent Application Ser. No. 08/013,801 (Theofan et al., "Stable
B= ~ r, ' "~-Incre~sing Protein Products and r - ~
Cl I Containing the Same," filed February 2, 1993), the disclosure of
which is ~ ' herein by reference, discloses ~Iy~ id~ analogs of BPI
and BPI fragments wherein a cysteine residue is replaced by a different amino
acid. A preferred BPI protein product described by this application is the
expression product of DNA encoding from amino acid 1 to ~ 3 or
199 of the N-terminal amino acids of BPI hr,lrr~t~;n but wherein the cysteine
at residue number 132 is substituted with alanine and is designated rBPI2,Acys or
rBPI2,.
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Other BPI protein products useful according to the methods of the
invention are peptides derived from or based on BPI produced by ' or
synthetic means (BPI-derived peptides), such as those described in c~owned and
copending U.S. Patent Applicatioll Serial No. 08/209,762, filed March 11, 1994,
S which is a part of l;J.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/183,222,
filed January 14, 1994, which is a pa~ ~ of U.S . Patent Application
Ser. No. 08/093,202, filed July 15,1993), which is a in part of U.S.
Patent Application Ser. No. 08/030,644, filed March 12, 1993, the disclosures ofwhich are hereby ~I_~i b~ reference. Other useful BPI protein products
include peptides based on or deri~ed from BPI which are described in co-owned
and co-pending U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/274,299, filed July 11,
1994, by Horwitz e~ al. and U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/273,540, filedJuly 11, 1994, by Little et al.
Presently preferred BPI protein products include ' '1~1-
produced N-terminal fragments of BPI, especially those having a molecular weight
of rr ' ~/ between 21 to 25 Id) such as rBPI., or rBPI2l and dimeric forms
of these N-terminal fragments. Additionally, preferred BPI protein products
include rBPI50 and BPI-derived p~ptides.
It is also . . ' that the BPI protein product be
with other products that potentiate the activity of BPI protein products. For
example, serum . , ' potentiates the er~ ive hq^tPnri~iqi activity of
BPI protein products; the ... ,' --1;~... of BPI prohein product and seru~
provides synergistic I . h ;- -1-1 Igrowth inhibitory effects. See, e.g.,
Ooi et al. J. Biol. Chem., 265: 15956 (1990) and Levy a al. J. Biol. Chem.,
268: 6038-6083 (1993) which address naturally-occurring 15 Id~ proteins
~ ~BPI xl. ~ activity. Seealsoco-owned,co-pendingU.S.Patent
Application Serial No. 08/093,201, filed July 14, 1993, and part,
U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/274,373, filed July 11, 1994 which
describes methods for IJ~lt~ -l;_ j"f~, gram-negative hq^tPriri~iql activity of BPI
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protein products by ' ,, li~lJvly~hal;~ binding protein (LBP) and
LBP protein products. The disclosures of these ~ are i~ull ' by
reference herein. LBP protein derivatives and derivative hybrids which lac~ CD-
14 ' y properties are described in co-owned, co-pending U.S.
Patent Application Serial No. 08/261,600, filed June 17, 1994 as a
in-part of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 081079,510, filed June 17, 1993, the
disclosures of which are i~ -r ' by reference herein. Soe also, the
disclosure of J~ for the ~. ~ of LBP disclosed in c~owned
and co-pending U.S. Patent Application Serial No. filed January 24,
1995 (Attorney Docket No. 27129/32407) as a ~ in part of U.S. Patent
Application Serial No. 08/186,811 filed January 24, 1994, the disclosures of
which are . ' by reference herein.
Practice of the methods of the present invention is illustrated in the
following examples wherein: Example 1 presents the protocol for a controlled,
double-blind crossover study of the effects of a BPI protein product on human
voluntoers challenged with bacterial endoto~in; Example 2 addresses serological
analysis for cytokines and ~ ' ' substznces; Example 3 addresses
lactose and glucose serological analysis; EJ~ample 4 addresses total and differential
leukocyte analysis and leukocyte activation analysis; Example 5 addresses
serological analysis of various cn~ nn and fibrinolysis r ' , and
Example 6 addresses analysis of hc...v~ I specifically left
ventricular function.
EXAMPLE 1
A controlled, double-blind crossover study was designed to
25 investigate the effects of BPI protein products (lr~ ' i by the
produced amino terminal fragment referred to as rBPI.,) in humans rendered
e ' ~.( by illLl~lV~ V~J i~fusion of bacterial endoto~in.
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Eight healthy male volunteers ~ . ' in the study. Each had
an, ' ' '- medical history, a normal physical exam and essentially normal
results in routine laboratory tests. EKG, chest X-ray and e~ g results
were within the normal range for all volunteers. P~Lil~d~)d~iull in the study was
5 excluded if any infectious disease had occurred within one month prior to the
study, if any acute illness was reported one week prior to the study or if any
medication was taken within two weeks prior to the study. Written informed
consent was obtained from all ~ y ~ and the study was approved by an
ethical review board. The study had a cross over design in which the subjects
10 were challenged with endotoxin on two occasions, separated by a 6 week wash
out period. Placebo or rBPI23 was r ' ' ... ,., Irlllly with endotoxin at
either of the two occasions, so that each volunteer served as his own control. The
treatment sequence (rBPI23 followed by placebo, placebo followed by rBPI23) was
determined by ' - in a 1:1 ratio to the two sequences. Thus four
volunteers were treated with rBPI23 during the first cycle of endotoxin challenge,
and four during the second cycle.
The study drug, BPI ~, was prepared according to the method of
Gazzano-Santoro et al., s~ra, and was supplied as a clear, colorless, sterile, non-
pyrogenic solution in 10 ml single use glass vials at a c- " ~ of
1 mg/ml in a buffer of 20 mmol/l sodium citrate, 0.15 M sodium chloride, 0.1%
poloxamer 188, 0.002% pul.~ull.~tc 80, pH 5.0, containing no ~IC..~ ILiVC. The
placebo solution was supplied as a dear, colorless, sterile, non-pyrogenic solution
in 10 ml single use glass vials. This solution contained 0.2 mg/ml human
albumin in a buffer of 20 mmol/l ~iodium citrate, 0.15 mol/l sodium chloride, pH25 5.0, containing no ~ ,. A treatment kit for each subject was coded
according to the ,- ~ ;.,., schedule.
The endotoxin preparation used was FDA lot EC-5 (Escherichla
coli), kindly provided by Dr. D. I~ochstein (Bureau of Biologics, U.S. Food and
Drug ~' Bethesda, MD). Before injection, the endotoxinpreparation
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was Iv4 V l~ according to FDA directions, warmed to 370C, vigorously
shaken for 30 minutes, and diluted to the ~ r ' ~ in endoto~in-
free saline. rBPI23 or placebo were ' ' in exactly five minutes, in a
fore-Drm vein. Endotoxin was injected ih~L~ Dl~ in one minute, in a forearm
5 vein of the opposite arm, at a dose of 40 ~U/kg during the third minute of the test
drug infusion. Blood pressure and he-Drt rate were monitored at 15 minute
intervals using a dinamap device (Critikon, Tampa Florida).
Blood was obtained through an indwelling ~ )UD catheter, at
the following time points: -30, 3, 5, 7, 12, 20, 30, 35 minutes, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4,
6, 8, 10 and 12 hours. Blood was collected in Vacutainer tubes (Becton
Dickinson, Rutherford, NJ) containing àcid citrate dextrose for the BPI
~' in pyrogen-free plastic tubes (Falcon 2063, Oxnard, CA)
containing pyrogen-free heparin (1~ ' ', ^ Organon, Oss, ~T~
fmal 30 U/ml) for the endotoxin test, in tubes containing K3-EDTA
15 for leukocyte counts, and in siliconized Vacutainer tubes (Becton Dickinson) to
which soybean trypsin inhibitor was added for the dastase/~ complex,
~actoferrin and C3a-desarg assays. Serum was prepared for all other tests by
of clotted blood for 20 minutes at 2000 x g.
For each ' assessment made, data were analyzed to
20 deterrnine both mean and median values and the associated standard errors.
Results were plotted as a function of the relevant time period. Statistical
of treatTnent difference was assessed for median values using the
Wilcoxon signed rDnk test Lehmann, Y~ -Statistical Methods BaDed
on Ranks, (Holden-Day, Inc., San Francisco, CA 1975)] on the percent change
25 in trapezoidal area under the curve (AUC) for BPI protein product treatment
relative to the AUC on placebo treatment for each volunteer. Percent change in
AUC for rBPI23 treatment rdative to placebo was defined as 100 x (AUC~, -
AUCQ"~o)/(AUCQ"~o). A negative percent change implies a reduction in AUC
for rBPI23 treatment relative to placebo treatment. Statistical ~ _ ' was
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assessed separately in each functional group of assays so that the type 1 error rate
for each group of parameters was maintained at ~r=0.05. The Hochberg metbod
hh~r~, Biometrika, 7S:800-802 (1988)], an improved Bonferroni procedure
[Miller, .S ' Statistical Inference (Springer-Verlag, New York, New
5 York, second ed., 1981)] for multiple cic..;r- ~ testing, was used to determine
statistical ~ r - - within each group of l . Tests for carryover and
period effects were performed acr.ording to the r ' ' method described
by Koch, Biometrics, 28:577-584 (1972). Where period effects were observed
by this method, treatment differences were further explored by performing the test
10 for treatment effect in the presence of period effects as described in Koch, supra.
Infusion of rBPI23 '~ '~, with endotoxin resulted in a
transient (average of 15 minutes) flush in six of the eight volunteers, but caused
no other signs. Following infusion of endotoxin, oral i 1 rose similarly
after placebo or BPI infusion: following infusion of endotoxin and placebo, from36.0 i 0.2C to 37.8 i 0.1C; with rBPI~3 infusion, from 35.6 i 0.2C to 37.5
i 0.3C. The mean arterial blood pressure decreased in both study petiods, and
was not influenced by the BPI infusion. No safety related EKG changes were
noted in any of the volunteers. V~lunteers suffered from clinical symptoms such
as headache, myalgia, chills and nausea in both treatment regimens. All
20 volunteers were completely recovered at 24 hours following the start of the
infusion, and renal, liver and I ' ~" ' parameters were within the nortnal
range at this time point.
Vital sign parameters including systolic blood pressure (SBP),
diastolic blood pressure (DPP), m~an arterial pressure (MAP), pulse, respiration25 rate and i , were assessed. Table 1, below, sets out the results of
statistical analysis of vital signs and reveals that there WaS no statistically
significant difference in values fo~ the rBPI23-treated patients relative to placebo
patients.
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TABLE 1
Vrr~T. SIGNS
Medi~n
AUC 9~ cb~ue Stltistical
P~rneter hours in AUC p^ ulue' s~uficance~
DBP 0-10 -1% .95 NS
MAP 0-10 + 19~ .74 NS
Resp R te 0-10 -6% .64 NS
SBP 0-10 +3% .55 NS
Tennp 0-10 -4% .1094 NS
Pulse 0-10 -21% .0391 NS
~ p-v~uo compsnny rspl~, vs. pl~c6bo AUC v itbin e~ch subjoct ~Vilcouon signed r~c t6st).
b st~istic~ siglufic~nx ~s determined by tbe Hochberg roothod (s .~ ~ t,
NS~
Endoto~in aSQyS were perfor~ned as described in van Deventer et
aL, Blood, 76(17)-9~ -2526 (1990). Results are graphically . ' in FIG
1 wherei~ mean values i st~tndard error of the mean for placebo-treated padents
are r~r~C~nt~rl by open circles and values for BPI treated padents are
by filled circles. Over t}te period of zero dme to 20 minutes, endotoxin levels
were i ~ , higher fdlowing placebo treatment in ( . to rBPI~3
treatment (Median percent change in AUC = 98%; p-value = .0156).
EXAl\q~ 2
Cy~l in~ f ' Cy~nkin~ ~ ' ' ' prnt(~inc
Serum levels of TNF were determined by ' assay
IRMA Medgenix, Fleurus, Belgium). Briefly noted, pul~ylc~y~ tubes were
coated with a c~ ';-,.. of ' ' antibodies to ~ TNF that
recognize distinct epitopes of TNF. The tubes were incubated overnight with a
mixture of the sample to be tested and anti-TNF antibody labded with '2~I. Afterthe bound fraction was counted in a gamma-counter, and the level of
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TNF was expressed in pg/ml in relation to a standard binding curve for- TNF.
The serum ~ ; ; of lL- l,~, ]L-8 and ~L-lO were performed
by a ' ELISA kit according to the; -,. l;~,,.~ of the
S (r' 1, Fleurus,Belgium). Serum oflL-6wasalsodetermined
by EIISA according to r ~ ~5 il~ u~liu~ [Central Laboratory of the
~t' ' ' Red Cross Blood T r Service (CLB) Amsterdam,
~t~ ~ ]
Soluble TNF receptor p55 and p75 ~ were measured
by specific enzyme linked 1 ~ assays as described in Van der Poll et
al., J. Infect. Dis., 168:955-960 (1993). Briefly, microtiter plates (Maxisorp,
Nunc, Denmark) were coated overnight at room . , with TNF-binding
non Ih;b;~u- ~ I ' antibo~ies against TNFR-p55 (clone htr-20) or TNFR-
p75 (clone utr~), kindly provided by Dr. H. Gallati, Hoffmann LaRoche Ltd.,
Basel, S~ ' ' S' , '~, the coated wells were washed and the
remaining protein-binding capacity of the wells was saturated with 1% BSA in
200 mM Tris/HC1, pH 7.5, 0.~2% kathon (Hoffr~ann LaRoche Ltd., Basel,
Sw ' i) After discarding the storage buffer, samples diluted 1:5 in 0.1 M
Tween 20, pH 7.25, containing 10% fetal bovine serum, 0.1% phenol, 0.1%
Tween 20, 0.02% kathon wer~, added to the wells. Standard curves were
constructed with ' sTNFR-p55 or sTNFR-p75. P,,.u~ conjugated
l~ ' human TNF was added and the mixtures were incubated for two days
at 40C. After washing, orthoy~ " .I;h~ ' ' ' substrate was added
and incubated for 15-20 min. The reaction was stopped with 1.5 M H2SO4 and
the absorbance was ~t~ t~ ly determined at 490 nm.
Assay results for TNF and the p55 and p75 soluble TNF receptors
are graphically presented in FIG!i. 2, 3 and 4, ~ . As indicated therein,
TNF levels increased following endoto~cin/placebo infusion from 0.50 + 0.38
pg/ml (mean ~ SFM) ' ~, prior to infusion to peak levels of 261.88 ~
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60.73 pg/ml at one and one half hours and returned to 3.50 i 0.91 pg/ml by ten
hours. Wben endotoxin infusion was ' by rBPIa, however, the TNF
pealc was blunted (41.13 i 14.36 pg/ml) and delayed to three hours after
infusion. The serum . of both types of TNF receptors were elevated
after endotoxin/placebo challenge (~:R-p55: from 1.21 i 0.07 ng/mL at time
0 to 3.79 i 0.29 ng/mL at 3#hr; TNFR-p75: from 3.28 ~ 0.24 ng/mL at time
O to 12.72 i 1.43 ng/mL at 3 hours) but increased to a lesser extent following
endotoxin infusion with rBPIa (TNFR-p55: from 1.12 i 0.07 ng/mL at time 0
to 2.45 i 0.16 ng/mL at 4 hours; TNFR-p75: from 3.27 i: 0.29 at time 0 to
7.45 i 0.71 ng/mL at 6 hours) and peak levels were temporally shifted.
Post-treatment IL-l levels were below the assay detection limit
during the entire experiment in both treatment periods.
As indicated in FIG. 5, in endotoxin/placebo treated volunteers IL-
6 levels increased from 0.23 i 0.23 pg/ml (mean i SEM) prior to infusion to
188.78 i 79.99 pg/ml at three hours and returned to normal values at 10 hours.
After rBPIa treatment, IL-6 rose from 0.06 i 0.04 pg/rnl prior to infusion to
reach pealc levels of 45.13 i 23.28 pg/ml at 4 hours and ~ ' , 'y returned
to normal at 10 hours.
As indicated in FIG. 6, IL-8 increased from L 1- t~ i levels
prior to infusion to 69.83 i 16.72 pg/ml (mean i SEM) at two hours in
endotoxin/placebo treated patients and decreased again to 4.18 i 2.38 pg/ml at
10 hours following endotoxin infusion. After rBPIa infusion the IL-8 peak
occurred later (14.20 i 10.63 pg/ml at four hours) and IL-8 levels remained
' throughout the entire ten hour assessment period in three out of eight
volunteers. At 10 hours, no IL-8 was detectable in any volunteer receiving
rBPIa.
Serum levels of IL-10 increased in endotoxin challenged volunteers
after both placebo and rBPIa treatment. As seen in FIG. 7, peak levels were
observed between one and one-half to three hours after infusion. In the placebo
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group, IL-10 rose from 10.35 i 4.19 pg/ml (mean i SEM) prior to infusion to
38.94 i 10.66 pg/ml (at three hol~rs) and declined to 10.35 i 4.37 pg/ml (at tenhours). In the rBPI23 treated group, IL-10 was increased to a lesser extent; i.e.,
from an initial level of 8.86 + 3.35 pg/ml to 21.76 :t: 6.~9 pg/ml at three hours.
S Table 2, below, se~ts out the results of statistical analysis of test
results for cytokines and cytokine related proteins from time 0 through ten hours.
CyToK~ c AND CYIY)~T~E RELATED PROTEINS
Medi~m
AUC ~ change Stntistic~
Pa~meter hours in AUC p~ signifia~nce~
10 IL-l 0-10 09~ .25 NS
IL-I0 0-10 -389~ .0156 S
IL-6 0-10 -79% .0078 s
IL-8 0-10 -97% .0078 s
TNF 0-10 ~69~ .0078 s
15 TNF r(F55) o-lo 1o% .0078 s
TNF r(p75) 0-10 ~8% .0078 s
' p-vdue COr~p~lriDg rBP~" vs. pl~lcebo AUC witbiD each subject (WilcoxoD signed ran~ tat).
t tir~tical si~ ific~Dce rs deterr~iDed by ~e HochborE r~od (s . ~ t,
NS . _ ' `;
The above resul~s establish that treatment of ~ r
e.~ ;A in humans with a :BPI protetn product resulted in a ~
verifiable and statishcally significant ~ in cytokine response ~o the
presence of endotoxin in circulation. The severity and temporal setting of TNF
production mediated by endotoxil was dramatically altered and was
by, , ' ~ decreases in levels of circulating soluble TNF receptors and a
temporal shifting of peak circullating receptor values. In a like mar~ner, the
presence of IL-6 in circulation as a l of endotoxin in circulation was
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'1~ modified. While one previous study indicated that circulating TNF
levels in . .1. . ;".. . 1 .l, ..A.~i~,.. .,` - in humans could be diminished by ~,
with pentoxifylline [Zabel et al., Lancet, 2:1474-1477 (1989)], and ibuprofen has
been observed to increase TNF and IL-6 levels following endotoxin
S - ' no previous study of this type has identified an agent which is
effective in reducing TNF and IL-6 responses to endotoxin in humans.
Reduction in TNF response to endotoxin through _ ' of
rBPIz3 was a , ' not only by reductions in circulating TNFi reeeptors but
also reduction in circulating IL-10, a substance which has been ~ as
10 an ~ y cytokine. The reduction and shifting in peak IL-g levels
attending is the subject of discussion in Example 4, irffra.
E.YAM~ 3
T - , ' nlllrr,~P A--~ysis
Lactate and glucose analyses were performed using standard
15 laboratory ~' Briefly i, serum glucose rose similarly over
time in both treatment groups, while in each group there was only a slight rise
from baseline levels of lactate.
E2~AM~ 4
Total and Differential Leukocytes and
I P~yte Arti~titm Arll,vSic
Leukocyte total and differential counts were determined through use
of a flow cytometer (Technicon EII system, Technicon T Tarrytown,
NY). Leukocytes counts decreased from 5.7 i 0.7 x 109/L at time 0 to 4.0 i
0.6 x 109/L at 1.5 hours in the placebo period, and ~ rose to 10.6 i
0.9 x 109/L at 6 hours. rBPI~l blunted both the early leukocyte decrease
(leukocyte count at 1.5 hours: 5.9 i 0.6 x 109/L, median change in AUC in the
first two hours=+30%, p=0.078), and the subsequent rise in white blood cells
(8.1 i 0.8 x 109/L at 6 hours) so that the median reduction in leukocyte AUC in
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the first 12 hours was 19% (p=0.039~. Marked Ill~llU'_Ji, and
l~U~ U~tU~..-d developed wit~lin the first two hours following infusion of
endotoxin, and monocyte and lyll.~ ~ counts retumed to baseline levels at 6
and 12 hours, ~ y. In the placebo period, monocyte and 1~ L
S counts became depressed again at 24 hours following endotoxin challenge
(lyllll)llu~ . 1.3 i 0.2 x 1091L; monocytes 0.4 i 0.1 x 109/L). Eosinophil
counts decreased following endotoxin infusiûn with placebo tredtment from 0.23
i 0.07 x 1091L at time 0 to 0.04 -~ 0.008 x 1091L at 8 hours, Neutrophil counts
rose in placebo treatment from 3.5 i 0.6 x 1091L at time 0 to a peak level of 9.5
i 0.8 x 1091L at 6 hours, and ' , '~, decreased to 2.4 i 0.3 x 1091L at 24
hours. As shown in Table 3 below, rBPI23 infusior~ , blunted the
decrease of 1~ .' J."~,, (median % change in AUC: +34%; p=0.0078) and
blunted the monocytes~ eosinophils and neutrophils with median % change on
AUCformonocytesof+42% [p=0.023],for ,~ +37% tp=0.039]and
for neutrophils -26% [p=0.016]. At 24 hours, however, monocyte, 1~ , jL
and eosinophil counts remained at baseline levels following rBPI23 treatment
(1~ , ~L~. 1.5 i 0.2 x 1091L; monocytes: 0.5 i 0.1 x 199I; r- '- 0.15
i 0.04 x 1091L; , 1c 3.2 i 0.7 x 1091L).
Results for neutrophil and 1.~ L ~ (mean i
20 SEM) are also set out in graphic form in Figures 10 and 11, lC,~ . Table
3, below, sets out the results of statistical analysis of total and differentialleukocytes from time 0 through 12 hours.
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TABLE ~ -
F.TTE~l)cyl~ DTF~RFl~TrA~
MediRn
AIJC % change Shtistical
Prrumeter hours in AUC p-~iue' significance'
BRsophils 0-12 +2~ .95 NS
5 Eosinophils 0-12 +37% .0391 NS
WBC0-12 -19% .0391 NS
Monocytes 0-12 +42% .0234 NS
Neutrophils 0-12 -26% .0156 NS
Lymphocytes 0-12 +349~ .0078 5
p-v~ue comparing rBPI~3 vs. placebo AUC v~ithin eRcb subject (Wilcm~on siened rRnl~ test).
' StttisticRI significance RS determined by the Hochberg method (s .
NS-- _ ,
Plasma ~ - of elastaself~l-antitrypsin complex (EAA)
and lactoferrin were measured by ' y according to the method
described in Nuijens er al., J. Lab. Clin. Med., 119:159-168 (1992), and values
determined in terms of ng/ml. C~ ' activation was assessed by measuring
theplasma of C3a-desarg using a ~ ~ as described
in Hack et al., J. Imrnunol. Me~h., 107:77-84 (1988) and values were expressed
in terms of nmol/l.
Lactoferrin and EAA analysis results are set out in Table 4 below
and mean i SEM results also graphically .r~ i in Figures 8 and 9,
Elastase fl,-antitrypsin complexes (EAA) after placebo trealment
increased from 62.5 ~ 8.5 nglmL at time 0 to 141 i 20.9 nglmL at 4 hours
after endotoxin infusion, . v a rise to 2.26 times baseline. In the rBPI23
treatment, only a minor incre,tse in elastaself~ . complex formation was
observed (57.5 i 7.4 nglmL at time 0 to 96.0 i o.7 nglmL at 6 hours after
infusion, a rise to 1.67 times baseline). Lactoferrin f~.'~'- 'l'~'l;f' '~ increased to
2.59 times baseline after endotoxin infusion (from 163 i 22.6 ng/mL at time 0
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to 422 i 58.0 ng/mL at 4 ~lours). After rBPI~3 treatment, lactoferrin
. increased to only 1.64 times baseline (from 169 i 27.6 ng/mL at
time 0 to 276.6 i 60.5 ng/mL at 3 hours). The 47% reduction in lactoferrin
AUC on rBPI23 relative to placeb~ was significant (p=0.0078) (Table 4). The
5 36% reduction in EAA AUC was not significant (p=0.15); however, since the
test for period effect was significant for this parameier, the treatment effect was
further e~plored by the method described by Koch, supra. This analysis
suggested a significant treatment effect of rBPI,3 in lowering EAA AUC
(p=0.0304) (Table 4).
TABLE 4
L~TC()('YTE AC~IVATION
Media~
AUC ~ ehange Stlltistic~ll
Par~uneter hours in AUC p-~due' sigluficmce'
EAA 0-10 -36 % .0304' S
l~ctofemn 0-10 479~ .0078 S
p-vdne compu-~ng rBPI~ V5. pl cebo ~UC v~ithin e~cb subject (Wllco~on signed rsnlc test).
St tisticd siglufic~nce ~s deter~ined by the Hochberg method (S ~_ ' t,
NS _ ~
' Accounting for penod effect.
While no significanlt differences in C3a-desarg were noted for the
two treatment strategies, in BPI-tl~eated volunteers EAA complex formation and
lactoferrin assay results were mar.~edly lower than in placebo-treated volunteers.
The results observed in the EAA and lactoferrin assays are consistent with the
previously noted reduction in IL-8 values in BPI-treated individuals. IL-8 has
- been implicated in effecting ~' ' of neutrophils and rises in lactoferrin
and EAA in circulation result from neutrophil ~ ' Thus, the present
study reflects the first known instances of intervention in; ~ '
~ 1~.( in humans resulting in reduction of circulating levels of endotoxin
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mediated IL-8 and a ~ " ' reduction of neutrophil ~ rirm as assessed
by analysis of circulating lactoferrin and EAA.
E~AMPLE 5
r;~ n~l Cn5,p~ n~ycic
Serological analyses were performed to assess circulating levels of
D-dimer, IJIULL~ '' fragments Fl+2 (Frag Fl+2), 1' ~, activator
inhibitor antigen (PAI Ag), ~1 - .. ,.., . activator inhibitor activity (PAl Act), a
2-plasmin inhibitor-plasmin complexes (PAP), protein C activity (Prot. C Act),
~hlUIIIIJ;..: ' '- Ulllb;ll Ill (TAT) complex, ~ 2 il (AAP), ~ ' ~
tissue ,' ~ acùvator antigen (tPA Ag), tissue 1' ~æ activator
activity (tPA Act) and urokinase type ~ ' ~ activator (uPA). Blood was
collected by separate venous punctures from antecubital veins, before and at 1,
1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 10 hours after the start of the endotoxin infusion and through
12 hours for platelets. Blood for AAP, ~ ' ~ tPA Ag, uPA, PAI Ag, PAI
Act, D-dimer, Prot. C Act, Frag F 1+2 and TAT complex (9
volumes) was collected in vacutainer tubes (Becton Dickinson, R.~h~.rfnrrl, NJ)
containing 3.8% sodium citrate (1 volume). Blood for t-PA Act was collected in
Biopool Stabilyten' tubes (Biopool, Umea, Sweden) containing a low pH citrate
which stabilizes t-PA activity by blocking inhibition of t-PA of PAI.
For the I of PAP complexes, blood was coUected in siliconized
vacutainer tubes (Becton Dickinson, Plymouth, England) to which EDTA (lOrnM,
final .-- ) and Soy Bean Trypsin Inhibitor (Sigma T-9003; final
0.1 mg/mL) was added to prevent in vi ro complex formation.
Tubes containing K3-EDTA were used to collect blood for platelet counts. For
2~ all 1l.~l~ except platelet counts, plasma was prepared by ~ at
2000xg for 30 minutes at 15DC, after which plasma was frozen at -700C until
batchwise assessment was performed.
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- Platelet counts were determined with the use of a flow cytometer
(Technicon H1 system, Technicon 1.l 7LI Tarrytown, USA). Plasma levels
of TAT complexes and of Frag F 1+2 were measured wit'n ELlSA's
~ AG, Marburg, G~rmany) [Teitel et al., Blooa', S9: 1086-1096
(1982)]. Results are expressed in nglmL and nmol/L, ~ ly. Protein C
activity was measured by an amidolytic assay, as desc1ibeo in Sturk et al., Clin.
Chim Acta, 16',: 263-270 (1987',. tPA Act was measured by an amidolytic assay
,rVerheijen et al., 17~romt. r~ , 48: 266-269 (1982)]. E',riefly, 25~LI of
plasma was mixed to a final volulme of 250 ,~ll with 0.1 M TrisHC1, pH 7.5,
0.1% (v/v) Tween-80, 0.3 mM S 2251 (Kabi TT-- -' .I .t,~, Molndal, Sweden),
0.13 M l' ~ and 0.12 mglml CNBr fragnnents of f1brinogen (Kabi
TT ' ~' Molndal, Sweden). The results are expressed as IU/ml (first
standard of the World Health ().~;, .;, l;,),~)
PAI Act was measured with an amidolyLic assay [~ ,~, a
aL, 7hromb. Res., 31: 427-436 (1983)] in which the samples were incubated for
10 min at room ~ . with ~n excess of tissue-type i ' ~ activator.
Part of the t-PA was inhibited by ~'AI, present in the sample, and formed inactive
complexes. Residual t-PA activity was determined by subsequent incubation, with
0.13 ~M l' O (Kabi ~T ' ",`,7), 0.12 mg/ml cyanogen bromide-
digested fibrinogen fragments (t-PA stimulator, ~abi TT ' ' o~) and 0.1 mM
S-22',1 (Kabi TT ' ,"~). The amount of plasmin generated in the incubation
mixture, determined by the co~lversion of the ~, , substrate, was
inversely ~ 7~71~i~7~ to the PAI Act in the sample. The results of the samples
to be tested were related to the results of samples of PAI Act depleted plasma
(Kabi rT ' OJ) to which fixed amounts of t-PA were added. Results were
-expressed in I units (IU), where 1 IU is the amount of PAI Act that
inhibits 1 IU t-PA.
t-PA Ag and PAI Ag were assayed with ELlSA's [Holvoet et al.,
Thromb. r~ , ~4: 684 (1985)] (Asserachrom t-PA, Diagnostica Stago,
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Asnieres-sur-Seine, France and PAI-ELISA kit, mono2yme, r~
Denmark, I~ ,~L~ly). Results are expressed in ng/ml. uPA was measured with
a sandwich-ELlSA l'Binnema et al., 7hromb. R~s., 43: 569 (1986)]. The assay
measures the l~luL~ antigen present in plasma, "lC~liVC of its molecular
S form i.e. pro-urokinase, active urokinase and urokinase in complex with
inhibitors; the results are expressed in ng/ml. pl~ g. activity and AAP
were measured by automated amidolytic techniques according to methods
described in Peeters et aL, 7hromb. Res., 28: 773 (1982). The results are
expressed as ~.. ~ of normal. D-Dimer was measured with an EUSA
(A -- D-Di, Diagnostica Stago, Asnieres-sur Seine, France) [Elms a al.,
Thromb. F' , 50: 591 (1983)]. Results are expressed in ~Lg/ml. PAP
complexes were measured by a RIA as described in Levi et al., J. Clin.lnv~st. 88:
1155-1160 (1991). Briefly, specific mAbs, raised against inactivated and
complexed ~Y2 ,' were coupled to sepharose beads and in~iubated with
15 plasma samples. After washing the sepharose with phosphate buffered saline,
bound complexes were ' ~ '~, incubated with '251 labeled mAbs to plasmin.
After another washmg procedure, sepharose-bound Idd;u~livily was measured.
As standards, seri~l dilution of plasma in which a maximal amount of PAP
complexes was generated by incubation with two chain urokinase (Choay, Paris,
20 France), after prc ' of the plasma with ~' to inactivate c~2-
were used The results are expressed as nmol/L.
Statistical analysis (as described im Example 1) of the results ofthese analyses are reflected in Tables S and 6. The mean i SEM results of
assays of tissue ~' g activator antigen (t-PA Ag), tissue l'
25 activator activity (t-PA Act), tissue l ' v activator inhibitor antigen (PAI
Ag), ~2-plasmin inhibitor-plasmin (PAP) complexes, urokinase type l )b
activator (uPA) and thrombin/ ' ~ m (TAT) complexes are graphically
represented in Figures 12, 13, 14, 15,16 and 17, 1C~ .L~
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TABL~
FllP Rll~lOLYSTS
Median
AUC % change Ststistical
Parameter hours in AUC p-value' signif cance~
~2-sntipl 0-10 -3% .95 NS
S d-dimer 0-10 159~ .31 NS
pissminogen 0-10 -10% .20 NS
PAI Activity 2-10 -51% .0304' NS
PAP Comple~ 0-10 -5196 .0078 5
uPA 0-10 -50% .0078 S
0 PAI Ag 2-10 -52% .0078 S
tPA Ap 1-10 -79% .0078 S
tPA Activity 1-6 -57% .0078 S
' p-value comp ring rBPI2, vs. placebo AUC vlithin e~ch subject (Wilco~on sipned r DI~ test).
St~tistic l sig ufic nce as determined by the Hochberg method (S . _ ' t,
15 NS~
' Accounting for period effect.
TABL~ 6
C~AGUl .AT101
Medi~n
AUC % change Stltistical
Psrameter hours in AUC p~ e' significnnce'
20 Pm~ein C kctivity 0-10 -21% .64 NS
~1 + 2 1-10 -31% .0391 NS
TAT Comple~ 1-10 -369G .0078 S
' p-vs.lue comp~ring rBPI !I vs. plsceb~ AUC vitbin each subject (Wilco~on signed rrnl~ test).
b Stutistic~l siymficance as derelmirled by the Hochb~rp method (S=si~nificant.
NS _ ' `,
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In this study, endotoxin induced the activation of the c~ tinn
system, consistent with Van Deventer et al., supra, and Levi et al., J. Clin.
Invest., 93:114 (1994). Specifically, the infusion of endotoxin resulted im 7.3-fold
and 7.4-fold increase in plasma levels of TAT-complexes and ~IUt~ llllb;~
fragmentFI+2,.~ y. MeanlevelsofTATcomplexesrosefrom5.5i 1.4
to 40.0 i 5.3 ng/mL, plea~ing at 3 hours after endotoxin - ' and
therafter gradually decreasing (Figure 17). Fl+2 plasma levels reached their peaks
at four hours after infusion with endotoxin (increasing from 0.78 + 0.10 nmol/L
to 5.77 i 1.27 nmol/L). No significant changes were seen in plasma levels of
protein C activity.
Infusion with rBPI23 resulted im a significant reduction in endotoxin-
induced thrombin generation. Specifically, maximal F,~2 levels were 3.30 + 0.39
nmol/L after the . ' of endotoxin in . ' with rBPI23 as
compared to after the: ' of endotoxin alone; maximal TAT complex
levels were 30.8 ~ 6.9 ng/mL aftger the combined endotoxin and rBPI 3
treatment (Figure 17). Treatment with rBPIa had no effect on plasma levels of
protein C activity (Table 6). The AUC for TAT complexes was i~ 'y
reduced on rBPI7, (median reduction 36%, p=0.0078) (Table 6). The AUC for
Fl+2 was also reduced on rBPIz3; this effect did not reach _ ~ according
to the Uochberg, supra, method (median reduction 31%, p=0.0391).
Phtelet counts decreased in both treatment groups from a baseline
level of 206.5 i 15.0 x 101~ on placebo to 181.6 ~ 13.2 x 1012 at 4 hours and
from 190.4 i 16.9 x 10l2 to 174.8 i 10.7 x 1012 at 6 hours following rBPI23
treatment (resulting in a 7% reduction of AUC; p=0.19).
Additionally, in this study, endotoxin induced initial activiation of
the fibrinolytic system followed by inhibition, in agreement with Suffredini et al.,
N. EngL J. Med" 320:1165 (1989). ~' " activating activity imcreased
from 0.22 i 0.03 lU/mL to 2.14 i 0.13 IU/mL, reaching a peak at two hours
after the ' of endotoxin alone. This increase in l ~v
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activator activity (Figure 13) was paralleled by an increase in t-PA antigen
(Figure 12) and u-PA antigen (Fi~ure 16). Peak leve~s of t-PA antigen at u-PA
antigen were 45.6 _ 6.6 ng/rrL at 3 hours and 6.0 i 0.5 nglmL at 2 hours,
l~ .~ti~ly. The rise of ~ , activity was followed by plasmin
generation, as reflected by increasing levels of PAP-complexes (Figure lS) and
of D-Dimer, which increased from 4.61 i 0.38 nmol/L to 12.4 + 2.1 mnollmL
at 2 hours and from 217 _ 117 nglmL to 707 _ 120 nglmL at 10 hours,
ly. Plasma levels of PAI activity and antigen (Figure 14) remained
unchanged up to two hours after endotoxin ~ ' Thereafter a rapid
increase was seen up to 34.5 + 2.6 IUlmL and 225.8 ~- 1.3 nglmL, ~ .ly,
both peaking at 4 hours after the i.nfusion. The increase in PAI was followed inan instanteous decrease in t-PA activity and subsequent plasmin generation, as
reflected by decreasing levels of PAP-complexes. Since the assays for t-PA and
u-PA antigen also measure i' " activator in complex with its inhibitor
(i.e. PAI), values of these param~ters only gradually decreased.
The ' - ' of rBPI 3 and endotoxin resulted in
a substantial reduction and delay of endotoxin-induced fibrinolytic activity. Peak
levels of ~l ~L,... activator activity (0.61 + 0.2 IUlmL) and t-PA antigen
(16.4 _ 6.7 nglmL) were reached at 3 and 4 hours, ICa~Li~,.y. Upon
' of endotoxin in . ' with rBPI23, no increase in u-PA
antigen was seen. The c..~--.. ' ' rises of plasma levels of PAP-
complexes and D-Dimer were also greatly attenuated by the rBPI,3 infusion. Peak
levels of PAP complexes and D-Dimer were 7.7 _ 1.3 nmollL at 3 hours and
531 _ 1195 nglmL at 10 hours, lc~ ly. The endotoxin-induced increase
of PAI activity and antigen was delayed and partly inhibited by the
~' of rBPI~3. Peak levels of PAI activity and antigen were reached
at 6 hours after infusion of endotoxin and rBPI23. The combined '
of endotoxin and rBPI~ resulted in a maximal PAI activity level of 22.6 i 2.9
IUlmL and a maximal PAI antigen level of læ.9 _ 22.0 nglmL. The AUC for
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t-PA activity, t-PA antigen, uPA antigen, PAP complexes and PAI antigen were
sl~,,url~"ly reduced on rBPI~3 (p=0.0078 for each; median AUC reductions
varied from 50 to 79 %; Table 5). The AUC for PAI activity and D-dimer were
reduced on rBPI23 treatment although not v 5 '~, (median reductions of 51%,
p=0.0304 and 45%, p=0.31; Table 5). The AUC for l' ., and c~2
_ ,' were not changed by rBPI23 treatment Table 5).
The placebo/endotoxin results in Figures 12 through 17 confirm a
' serological response to endotoxin ~ ' in that shortly after
tPA levels rise, there is sharp increase in tPA activity which I . ~l 'y drops
upon increases in levels of circulating ~ ' ~ activator inhibitor. The results
' ' C~AJI.'- ' ~ ' ~II.iUII in these related r~ by treatment
with a BPI-protein product. Peak levels in tPA are diminished and temporally
shifted and a; , ' ~ drop in tPA activity and circulating ~
activator inhibitor level is observed. Activation of p~ - by tPA, as
indicated by levels of circulating tY 2-plasmin inhibitor-plasmin complexes (PAP),
was ~' ' ' Thus, the present study reflects the first instance of ~,.uu..
in endotoxin mediated increase in circulating tPA and its activity in ;; r
....~..1~.-- . - ~ in humans.
E~AM~E 6
Protection From Endotoxin-Induced
~ y ~
Circulatory state were performed as follows:
U'- c~ 'were performed using an Ultramark 9 ~ h-~ -t1; ~r~
machine (Advanced Technology T ' (Bothell, WA)) with a 2.25 MHz
25 phased array probe that featured a steerable pulsed Doppler mode. All subjects
underwent bas~ studies at rest (basal) including M-mode
2-D imaging from rqr-q~t~q~ apical and subcost l views, color-
coded Doppler imaging and pulsed Doppler ." ~ Optimal parasternal
and apical windows were obtained and marked on the subject's skin. All gain
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settings, sample volume size and dcpth and Doppler output settings were noted for
each subject and carefully repeate~ at each ~ The first basal study
was performed several weeks before the first day of the endotoxin infusion. On
each infusion day a basal study v~as performed in the early morning one hour
S prior to the infusion. The fourth basal study was obtained six to eight weeks after
the last infusion. Averages of th~se four c h ~ --` comprise the basai
values. On the study days at timepoints 1:30, 2:30, 4:00, 5:00, 8:00, 12:00
hours after start of infusion the f~llowing were performed: M-
mode; LeR Ventlicular End Diastolic Diameter ~LVEDD), Left Ventricular End
Systolic Diameter (LVESD). L~ ul~ Septal Thickness (IVS), I~
Posterior Wall Thickness (LVPW), Dimensicn of the Aortic Root (Ao) and t~e
Left Atrium (LA), tracings of the mitral valve motion and the aortic valve motit~n.
2-D: Standard parasternal long-axis and short-axis views, apical, and subcostai
views were made to assess diametel s, wall motion and aspect of mitral, wrtit and
tricuspid valve apparatus. Careful of the diameter of the left
ventricular outflow tract (Dhol) at its narrowest point a' pr 'y one centimeter
below the aortic vaive was performed in the parasternal long axis view on an
early systolic stili frame after aortic valve opening. At every time point at least
six were made. Color-Doppler: Mitrai valve flow and tricl}spid
valve flow and . ~ L ~ wl~re assessed if prese~t. Pulsed Doppler
At the basal studies and on the study days at time points 0:30,
1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 16:00, 8:00, 10:00, 12:00
hours after the start of infusion a pulsed Doppler of the systolic flow
in the oenter of the left ventricular outflow tract from tlle apicai window was
obtained. Ten ~ Doppler flow tracings were recorded on videotape.
Heart rate, ~ c and blood pressure were ' '~, recorded.
Following completit~n of the study off-line, the Velocity Time
Integrai (VTI) or spectrai area in meters given by the sum of Vi-~t were traced
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from the videotapes. Also the maximal velocity V",,, was noted from the VTI
tracings. Averages were obtained from ten u~ ~ulive beats.
Equations employed to analyze results were as follows:
(1) Left Ventricular End Diastolic Volume (mL):
S LVEDV = 7.0/(2.4+LVEDD))xLVEDD3)1100;
(2) Left Ventricular End Systolic Volume (mL):
LVESV = 7.0/(2.4+LVESD))xLVESD3)/100;
(3) Fractional Shortenimg (%):
FS = (LVEDD - LVESD)/LVEDD)xlO0;
(4) Ejection Fraction (%):
EF = (LVEDV - LVESV)/LVEDV)xlO0;
(5) Cross Sectional Areaha (cm2):
CSA = ~r (D~ )2/4;
(6) Stroke Volume (mL):
SV = CSA x VTI x 100;
(7) Cardiac Output (CO) (L):
CO = SV x HRJI000
where HR is Heart Rate (beats per minute);
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(8) Cardiac Index (Llmin/m2):
CI = CO/BSA
where BSA is Body Surface Area; and
(9) Body Surface ~rea (m2):
BSA = (IIeight)07~ x (Weight)0425 x (0.007184)
(10) Systemic Vascular Resist tnce Index (.Iy~ per square
meter):
SVRI = 80~(Mean Arterial Pressure - 6)/Cardi~tc Index.
Table 7, beiow, sPts out the results of statistical analysis (as
desc~ibed in Example 1) of t~te primary left ventricular function p~Pr~r~, SVRI
and Cl. Graphic ~ of SVRI ~tnd Cl data ~tre provided in Figures 18
attd 19 ~G"~Li~ly.
TABLE 7
l~RIl\fARY Ll;FT VENTRICTIT ~R FUNCTT~ N
% change Stntistic~l
P~neter in. AUC' p-v~ueb sipmfic~mce'
SVRI ~28% .030~ S
Cl 13 % .0156 s
UC calculated from hour~ 0-6.
~ p-value comparing BPI" V8. plac~bo ~ithin each subject (Wilco~on signed ra~ tesî).
~ Statistical sig~uficu~ce 8 doterr~ined by the Hochber~ method (s ._ - t,
NS ~ applied to primary aaalysis parameters.
~ Accounting for peri~d effect.
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Table 8, beloYv, sets forlh data concerning percent change in
median result values and p-values for the collateral (secondary) ~ of
other left ventricular function ~ .
TAI~LE 8
CO! .T .~TF'U ~T . T T~'.TiT VENTRIC~TT ~R ~VNCTION
Medinn
% cluu4e
P~meter in AUC p- alueb
AO 4% .55
CO -I I % .0156
EF -10% .o4
0 FS -13% .74
HR -27 % .00?8
IVS + 3 % .55
LA -15 9~ .38
LVEDD 49~ .95
LVEDV 4% .84
LVESD + 13 % .31'
LYESV ~149~ .31'
LVPW +4% .84
SV +9% .15
vn +1% . .ss
AUC cdculdted from hours 0-6.
p-Ydue compnring rspl2i YS. plncebo within ench subject (Wilco~on stgned rnnlc tcst).
ccounttng for penof effect.
Heart rate showed an increase in both study periods but less in the
25 rBPI~ treatment period. For the rBPI~l treatment period, heart rate rose from 56
i 2 beats/min at time O to a maximum of 77 ~ 5 at 4:30 hours, droppimg to 73
~ 3 at 6 hours, while for the placebo treatment period heart rate rose more
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rapidly from 61 i 5 at time 0 ~o a maximum of 87 + 4 at 3:30 hours and
dropping to 75 _ 3 by 6 hours (27% reduction in AUC from time 0 to 6 hours,
p=0 0078). The difference initial heart rate between the placebo and rBPI23
period was mainly due to a difference in heart rate in one subject who started with
S heart rates of 87 and 74 at time 0 and 0:30 hours, ~ during the first
infusion day (placebo), probably because of an~iety, and who had a heart rate of55 at time 0 the second day.
Velocity time integr31s (VTl) in the rBPI23 treatment period showed
an increase at 0:30 hours and I hour possibly related to the inital flush that six
of the eight volunteers ~ For the rBPI23 treatment period VTI was
0.210 i 0.009 m at time 0, 0.223 i 0.008 m at 0:30 hours and 0.222 i 0.006
m at 0:30 hours. For the placebo treatment period, vn was 0.203 + 0.008 m
at time 0, 0.207 :t 0.006 m at 0:30 hours and 0.201 i: 0.007 m at 1 hour. From
5 hours onwards, there were . '~/ lower heart rates and higher VTI's in
the rBPI23 period.
V"",~ showed an inc~-ease in both infusion periods but the increase
was attenuated in the rBPI23 treatment period. (Median AUC 1-15 for rBPI23,
2.29 for Placebo, p=0.061 by Wilcoxom Rank Sum test~. V",,,~ was examined
statistically only in period 1 due to the presence of carryover effects between
period 1 and 2. V""" rose from 1.05 i 0.076 m/s at time 0 to 1.23 i 0.08 m/s
at 3:30 hours in the rBPI23 treatment period and from 1.05 + 0.05 m/s at time
0 to 1.29 i 0.05 m/s at 3:30 hours in the placebo treatr~ent period. The flow
profile in the left ventricular outflow tract changes showing higher velocities but
shorter ejection times resulting in conserved VTI.
Cross sectional ar~a (CSA) was measured six times at each
timepoint and averaged CSA did n~t change with heart rate and the average value
of all of the CSA of one infusion period for each subject was used
as a constant in the equations. Average CSA in this group of eight volunteers was
4.37 _ 0.4 CM2.
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Cardiac index increased in both study periods but rBPIz3 infusion
diminshed the endotoxin-induced rise in cardiac index -ier ~ '~, (Table 7: 13 %
reduction in AUC, p=0.0156). For the rBPIa treatment period, CI was 2.51 'c
0.16 (L/min/m2) at time O and gradually rose to 3.27 'c 0.30 at 3:30 hours. For
the placebo treatment period: Cl was 2.o4 'c 0.18 at time O rising to 3.98 'c
0.27 at 3:30 hours. At 4:30 hours, cardiac indices were elevated in both study
periods compared to baseline and both gradually returned to baseline leves by 12hours.
Systolic (SBP), Diastolic (DBP), and mean arterial blood pressure
(MAP) decreased in both study periods and were not influenced by the rBpla
infusion.
Systemic vascular resistance index (SVRI) showed a decrease in
both periods but the decrease was Sl~,.;rl~.LIy less in the rBPla infusion period
(Table 7: 28% reduction in AUC, p=0.304). The SVRI was 2714.4 'c 204.0 at
basel'ine falling to 1633.8 i 88.5 at 3 hours in the placebo treatment period
versus 2908.2 ~ 205.2 at baseline and 2056.0 'c 145.2 at 3 hours in the rBPln
treatment period (Figure 18).
End diastolic volume and end systolic volume as measured by M-
mode c-'- " >,L ,' ~ were not different between treatmerlt periods at any
timepoint. Average end diastolic volume showed a gradual decline from 201 i
13 mL at baseline to 188 i 13 mL at 4 hours in the placebo period and 188 i
11 mL at 4 hours in the rBPla period. End systolic volume changed from 88 i
6 mL at baseline to 74 :t 9 mL at 4 hours in the placebo period and 75 i 7 mL
at 4 hours in the rBPI23 period.
M-mode ejection fraction showed a slight increase from 56 i 0-9 %
at baseline to 60 i 2.8% at 4 hours arld 59 ~: 1% at 12 hours in the rBPIa
treatment period versus 62 i 2.6% at 4 hours and 60 i 2.8% at 12 hours in the
placebo treatment period. Fractional shortenmg also showed an increase from
33.1 'c 0.7% at baseline to 36 t 2.3% at 4 hours and 35 i 0.9% at 12 hours
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- in the rBPI23 treatment period versus 38 ~ 2.7% at 4 hours and 37 ~ 2.2% at 12
hours in the placebo treatment pel~iod.
The above resulB establish that treatment f ~ r
t~ in humans with a BPI prote~n product resulted in statistically
S significant ".~1,1`;. ~;.. 1 of ~ ~dJ ~ changes in left ventricular function in
response to endotoxin in circulation. The BPI protein product alleviated the
decreases in systemic vascular resistance index and the increase in
cardiac index which attend presence of endotoxin.
Numerous additional aspects and advantages of the present
invention will be apparent to tho~e sl~lled in the art upon .. ",~ ;,." of theabove illustrative examples of presently preferred practice thereof. For example,
it will be apparent that human patients suffering from Gram negative L_ ~.
accidental injection of endotoxin ' fluids or systemic release of
endotoxin by i ' from the gut will benefit from: ' of BPI
protein products (by, e.g., continuous ill~ D infusion) to provide
serologically and I ' ~ "~, verifiable reduction in endotoxin mediated
increases, for example, in levels of circulating cytokines and tissue ~ ,
activator and changes in numbers Of 1.~ ~D. It will also be apparent that
BPI protein product ~ ' will provide a beneficial adjunctive therapy for
20 patients being treated with antibi<~tics and . ,, entry of endotoxin into
circulation as a result of bacterial Iysis mediated by the antibiotic(s). Therefore
only such limitations as appear in the appended claims should be placed upon theinvention.
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(A) NAME/XEY ml3r feature
(D) OTHEK INFOP15ATION ~rBp}~
(xi) SEQ~ENCE J~;~ Kl~lUr~ SEQ ID NO l
~r--~r7~Tr~ d. e GCTCTGGAGG ~TG AGA CAG AAC ATG GCC AGG GG
l~et Arg Glu Asn Met Ala Arg Gly
--31 --30 --25
CCT TGC AAC GCG CCG AGA TGG GTG TCC CTG ATG GTG CTC GTC GCC ATA 102
Pro Cy~ Asn Ala Pro Arg Trp Val Sor Leu Met Val Leu Val Ala Ile
-20 -15 -10
GGC ACC GCC GTG ACA GCG GCC GTC Ai~C CCT GGC GTC GTG GTC AGG ATC 150
Gly Thr Ala Val Thr Al~ Ala Val A3n Pro Gly Val Val V~l Arg Ile
-5 1 S
TCC CAG AAG GGC CTG GAC TAC GCC ACC CAG CAG GGG
Ser Gln Lya Gly Leu Aap Tyr Ala Sl~r Gln Gln Gly Thr Al~ Ala L u 198
10 15 20 25
CAG AAG GAG CTG AAG AGG ATC AAG A~T CCT GAC TAC TCA GAC AGC TTT 246
Gln Lys Glu Leu Lys Arg Ile Lys Ile Pro Asp Tyr Ser Asp Ser Phe
30 35 40
AAG ATC AAG CAT CTT GGG AAG GGG C~T TAT AGC TTC TAr AGC ATG GAC 294
Ly~ Ile LYD Hi- Leu Gly Lys Gly HiD Tyr Ser Ph~ Tyr Ser Met Aap
45 50 S5
ATC CGT GAA TTC CAG CTT CCC AGT TCC CAG ATA AGC ATG GTG CCC AAT 342
Ile Arg Glu Phe Gln Leu Pro Ser Ser Gln Ile Ser M t Val P A
60 65 7eo ro n
GTG GGC CTT AAG TTC TCC ATC AGC AI~C GCC AAT ATC AAG ATC AGC GGG 390
V~l Gly Leu Lys Phe Ser Ile Ser A~n Al~ Aan Ile Ly~ Ile Ser Gl
75 80 85
AaA TGG AAG GCA CAA AAG AGA TTC T~rA A7~A ATG AGC
Lys Trp Lys Ala Gln Lys Arg Phe Lou Ly- Mct 8er Gly Asn Phe Asp 438
90 95 " 100 105
CTG AGC ATA GAA GGC ATG TCC ATT TCG GCT GAT CTG AAG CTG
Leu Ser Ile Glu Gly Met Ser Ile Sor Ala Asp Leu Lys Leu Gly Ser 486
110 115 120
AAC CCC ACG TCA GGC AAG CCC ACC A~`C ACC TGC TCC AGC TGC AGC ACC 534
Asn Prr Thr Ser Gly Lys Pro Thr I~ e Thr Cy8 ser Ser C3yD Ser S-r
QC ATC AAC AGT GTC CAC GTG CAC ATC TCA AAG AGC A~A GTC GGG TGG 582
His Ilsl Asn Ser Val Hia Val His I~ e Ser Lya ser Ly~ Val Gly Trp
140 145 150
CTG ATC CAA CTC TTC CAC A~A A~A ATT GAG TCT GCG CTT CGA AAC AAG 630
Leu Ile Gln Leu Phe His LyC Lys I] e Glu Ser Ala Leu Arg A-n Lys
155 160 165
ATG AAC AGC QG GTC TGC GAG AAA Gl'G ACC AAT TCT
Met Aan Ser Gln Val Cya Glu Lys Val Thr Aan ser Val Ser Ser Lya 678
170 175 180 185
CTG QA CCT TAT TTC QG ACT CTG CCA GTA ATG ACC AaA ATA GAT TCT 72 6
Leu Gln Pro Tyr Phe Gln Thr Leu Pro Val Met Thr Ly~ Ile Asp Ser
190 195 200
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GTG GCT GGA ATC AAC TAT GGT CTG CTG GCA CCT CCA GC
Val Ala Gly Ile Asn Tyr Gly Leu V~l Alzl Pro Pro Ala Thr Thr Ala
205 210 215
GAG ACC CTG GAT GTA QG ATG AAG GGG GAG TTT TAC AGT GAG AAC
Glu Thr L u Asp V~l Gln Met Ly Gly Glu Phe Tyr Ser Glu A~n His 822
CAC AaT CCA CCT CCC TTT GCT CCA CQ GTG ATG GAG TT
~L~ Ann Pro Pro Pro Phe Ala Pro Pro Val Net Glu Phe Pro Al~ Al~ 870
235 240 245
QT GAC CGC ATG GTA TAC CTG GGC CTC TQ GAC TAC TTC TTC AAC ACA
HL Asp Arg Het VA1 Tyr L~u Gly Lcu Ser A p Tyr Phe Phe A~n Thr 918
GCC GGG CTT GTA TAC QA GAG GCT GGG GTC TTG AAG ATG ACC CTT AGA 966
Ala Gly Leu V~1 Tyr Gln Glu Al~ Gly Vz~l Leu Ly~ M~lt Thr Leu Arg
270 275 280
GAT GAC ATG ATT CCA AAG GAG TCC AaA TTT CGA CTG AQ ACC A
A--p A~p H~t Ile Pro Ly~ Glu Ser Ly8 Phe Arg Leu Thr Thr Lys Phe 1014
285 290 295
TTT GGA ACC TTC CTA CCT GAG GTG GCC AAG AAG TTT CC
Phe Gly Thr Phe Leu Pro Glu Val Ala Ly~ Ly-- Phe Pro Asn Het Ly~ 1062
ATA QG ATC QT GTC TQ GCC TCC ACC CCG CQ QC CTG TCT GTG QG
Ile Gln Ile Elis Val Ser Al Ser Thr Pro Pro Hi Leu Ser Val Gln 1110
CCC ACC GGC CTT ACC TTC TAC CCT GCC GTG GAT GTC QG GCC TTT GCC
Pro Thr Gly Leu Thr PhQ Tyr Pro Al~ V~l Asp V~l Gln A1~ Phe Ala 1158
330 335 340 345
GTC CTC CCC AAC TCC TCC CTG GCT TCC CTC TTC CTG ATT GG
Val Leu Pro Asn Ser Ser Leu Al~ Sur Leu Phe Leu Ile Gly Het Hl 1206
350 355 360
ACA ACT GGT TCC ATG GAG GTC AGC GCC GAG TCC AAC AGG CTT GTT GGA 2
Thr Thr Gly Ser l~et Glu V~l Ser Al~ Glu Ser Asn Ars Leu V~l Gl 1 54
365 370 375
GAG CTC AAG CTG GAT AGG CTG CTC CTG GAA CTG AaG QC TQ AAT ATT 1302
Glu Leu Lys Leu Asp Arg Leu Leu Leu Glu Leu Lys }li- Ser Alsn Ile
380 3aS 390
GGC CCC TTC CCG GTT GAA TTG CTG QG GAT ATC ATG AAC
Gly Pro Phe Pro V~l Glu Leu Leu Gln A--p Ile Het Asn Tyr Ile V~l 1350
CCC ATT CTT GTG CTG CCC AGG GTT AAC GAG AaA CTA QG AAA
Pro Ile Leu V~l Leu Pro Arg V~l Asn Glu Ly Leu Gln Lys Gly Phe 1398
CCT CTC CCG ACG CCG GCC AGA GTC QG CTC TAC Aac GTA GTG CTT QG
Pro L--u Pro Thr Pro Al~ Arg V~1 Gln Leu Tyr Asn VA1 V~1 Leu Gl 1446
430 435 440
CCT QC QG AAC TTC CTG CTG TTC GGT GQ GAC GTT GTC TAT AaA 149
Pro E~io Gln Asn Phe Leu Leu Phe Gly Al~ Asp V~l V~l Tyr Lys
445 450 455
Tr ~ rr ~ 'Crr- vbvv~,Lvl~ c~rC~r ~rCTt` Ll ~LV~ IVV V LVlVVbVC lSS1
llrrr~rCTC~r ~LL~ VV GAATCCTCTC QGATCTTAA rr~ r, rTT~r~~l"`~T 1611
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TCTTCGACTC AGATTQGAA ATGATCTAAA t ~t r~rr~ L L~ J Tcr~ rTt~ 16?1
CATGGTGTGT Al~ .A TTATGAGCTT CTTTCAAGGG CTAAGGCTGC AGAGATATTT 1731
CCTCCAGGAA ~ L~ oA ATTGTAACCA i~GAAATTTCC AI,.~ CATGAAAAAA 1791
AACTTCTGGT L.LL~ TG 1813
(2) lN~'~ mTt N FOR SEQ ID NO 2
(i) SEQUENCE t~ P~t' ~ T.qmTt~.C
(A) LENGTH 487 ~int~ cido
(B) TYPE amino ~cid
( D ) TOPOLOGY linear
( ii ) MOLECULE TYPE protein
(xL) SEQUENCE Llca~ lUn SEQ ID NO:2
Het Arg Glu A~n Met Al-- Arg Gly Pro Cy8 A~n A1A Pro Arg Trp Val
-31 -30 --25 --20
Ser Leu Met V~l Leu VA1 Ala Ile Gly Thr Al~ Vdl Thr Ala Ala V~l
--15 --10 --5
~n Pro Gly Val Val Val Arg Ile Ser Gln Lys Gly Leu A~p Tyr Ala
5 10 15
er Gln Gln Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Gln Ly~ Glu Leu Ly~ Arg Ile Ly~
20 25 30
Ile Pro ADp Tyr S~r Asp Ser Phe Ly~ Ile Ly~ Leu Gly Lys Gly
35 40 45
}{i~ Tyr Ser Phe Tyr Ser M~t Asp Ils Arg Glu Pht~ Gln Leu Pro Ser
50 55 60 65
er Gln Ile Ser Met Val Pro A~n Val Gly Leu Lys Phe Ser Ile Ser
70 75 80
t n Ala A~n Ile Ly~ Ile Ser Gly Lytl Trp Ly~ Ala Gln Lys Arg Phe
85 90 95
Lcu Lyts Met Ser Gly A~n Phe A-p Le~ Ser Ile Glu Gl Met Ser Ile
100 105 113
Ser Ala A~p Leu Ly~ Leu Gl Ser A~ Pro Thr Ser Gly Ly- Pro Thr
115 123 125
Ile Thr Cy~ Ser Ser Cy- Ser Ser lli3 Il~ A~n Ser Val ~ Val Hl~
130 13s 140 145
le Ser Ly~ Ser Lyo Val Gly Trp Lell Ile Gln Leu Phe Eli~ Lyt~ Ly~
150 155 160
le Glu Ser Ala Leu Arg A~n Ly~ Mel: A~n Ser Gln Val Cy~ Glu Ly~
165 170 175
V~l Thr Asn Ser Val Ser Ser Lyts Lell Gln Pro Tyr Phe Gln Thr Leu
180 185 190
Pro Val Met Thr Ly~ Ile Aop Ser VaL Ala Gly Ile A~n Tyr Gly Leu
195 200 205
Val Ala Pro Pro Ala Thr Thr Al~ Gll Thr Leu A~p VA1 Gln Met Ly~
210 215 220 225
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ly Glu Phe Tyr Ser Glu Asn Hi~ Hi~ Asn Pro Pro Pro Phe Ala Pro
230 235 240
ro V~l Met Glu Phe Pro Al~ Ala His A-p Arg Met V~l Tyr Leu Gl
245 250 255
L~u Ser A-p Tyr Phc Phe Asn Thr Ala Gly L--u V--l Tyr Gln Glu Al--
260 265 270
Gly Val Lcu Ly~ Met Thr Leu Arg A-p A~p Met Ile Pro Ly- Glu Ser
275 280 285
Ly Phe Arg Leu Thr Thr Ly Phc Phe Gly Thr Phe Leu Pro Glu Val
290 295 300 305
la Lys Ly~ Phe Pro A~n Met Ly~ Gln Ile Hia Val Ssr Ala Ser
310 31S 320
hr Pro Pro HLI~ Leu Ser Val Gln Pro Thr Gly L-u Thr Phe Tyr Pro
325 330 33S
Ala V~l A~p V~l Gln Al~ Phe Ala V~l Leu Pro A~n Ser ser Leu Al~
340 34S 3S0
6er L-u Phe Leu Ile Gly M~t His Thr Thr Gly ser Met Glu V~ll S~r
3SS 360 365
Al~ Glu Ser Aan Arg Leu V--l Gly Glu Leu Ly Leu A-p Arg Leu Leu
370 375 380 385
eu Glu Leu Lyl Hir Ser Aan Ile Gly Pro Phe Pro Val Glu Leu Leu
390 395 400
ln A~p Ile Met A-n Tyr Ile V~l Pro Ile Leu Val Leu Pro Arg Val
405 410 415
ARn Glu Lyn Leu Gln Ly- Gly Phe Pro Leu Pro Thr Pro Ala Arg Val
420 425 430
Gln Lcu Tyr Aan Val Val Leu Gln Pro Hi- Gln A~n Phe Leu Leu Phe
435 440 445
Gly Ala Asp V~l Val Tyr Ly-
450 455
